1984 anti-Sikh riot victims seek justice from PM

New Delhi: Thousands of Sikhs marched to Parliament Street in New Delhi on Saturday on the 29th anniversary of the anti-Sikh riots to seek justice for the victims of those killed during the violence. They also submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister to reopen cases.

A three-member delegation submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister's Office. The memorandum was signed by 40,000 people Justice Krishna Iyer, senior advocate of the Supreme Court Fali Nariman, former law minister Shanti Bhushan and former Chief Justice Rajinder Sachar.

The memorandum asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to facilitate reopening of cases which have been closed by the police without any trial and appointment of special investigation agency and constituting fast track courts.